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Small correction, the magic number is 10 Toronto is still in the 4 slot. 163 - 80 Sox wins - 73 Blue Jay losses = 10. Same math applies to Texas, who also are at 73 losses. Sox do not hold the tiebreaker over Toronto as the Jays took the season series 9-4. They have 3 left with the Rangers; Sox took 2 of 3 earlier this year. To get the magic number, you start with 163, not 162. If you use 162, two teams that have the same record would both get their magic number to 0 vs each other but neither would have clinched a playoff slot (I’m not getting into tiebreakers). In theory, one would need 1 more win (a winner take all playoff game in the old days
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13 clinches the #2 slot over Cleveland. For the #3 slot, 163 - 79 Sox wins - 72 Blue Jays losses = 12. Put another way, the Jays are 72-72; the most games they can win is 90. The Sox have 79 wins, so 12 more is 91 which eliminates the Jays.
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The number has dropped to 12 with 18 games remaining. It’s still the Blue Jays the 4 position.
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The Sox magic number for clinching a postseason berth is now 16 (over Texas and Toronto) with 21 games remaining. They are done with the Blue Jays for the year and have 3 games left at Texas.
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Biggest play of the game IMO was Jones’s slide that prevented the double play. Without it, Sogard never comes up in that inning..
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A Realistic View at the 2026 Red Sox Part II
illinoisredsox replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
It was about Duran and George Scott, put it in the wrong thread (reposted in the game day thread). It does bump my post count up so I can get closer to get to whatever number I need to get the delete function.. -
He refused to play tonight? You have something to back that up or are you spouting your usual drivel.
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The only thing I can offer on Duran is a lesson from George Scott nearly 60 years ago. Boomer hit .over .300 in 1967 and then followed that up with something around .180 a year later
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A Realistic View at the 2026 Red Sox Part II
illinoisredsox replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
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Durbin hit that hard, but if Young had missed it, it was right at the O’s second sacker.
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Wong showing why he shouldn’t be an everyday catcher; he looks exhausted. He’s fine as a back-up playing a couple games a week, but he should not be playing 5 a week.
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Sox have allowed at least 8 runs (50 total) in the last 5 games. Thats hard to do.
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To paraphrase Patton, find whoever it was and give him a medal.
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I think he’s still hurt. He was pitching very well until that second I’ll stint. His stuff isn’t going to be as affected by age as a fireballer, so he’s got that going for him.
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You’re watching a guy take one for the team.. Sometimes it has to be done.
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Several reasons. 1) Sox are unlikely to come back this far against a guy as good as Woo (not saying it can’t happen, but it’s very unlikely). 2) Sandoval’s the starter tomorrow, more likely to need multiple bullpen guys then.. You don’t blow through the pen in what is almost certainly a lost cause.
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How? Early has yet to throw a pitch for Washington. It would be no difference if he was still in Boston.
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Game’s started. Under the new rain rules, rain would result in a suspended game and resumption from this point tomorrow plus the regularly scheduled game.
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He had 3 appearances with the White Sox early this year , so it’s not his major league debut. No reason to be awed. He got hit hard in those games too. He’s not awed, he’s not unprepared, he’s just not very good. Unless the Sox offense gets it close again, he’s going to take one for the team.
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He looked pretty good at 1B last night. Actually, professionally (majors and minors), he's played more games at 1B (222 total (210 minors, 12 majors)) than catcher (186 total (154 minors, 32 majors)).
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You really want to go there again? I just saw a replay of the play that was not shown on NESN but was shown on YES. It shows that the umpire and the replay officials got the call right. It was a closeup of the glove and unfortunately, as Cedanne comes down, the open side of the glove is down (web side up); as he hits the ground, the glove opens ever so slightly and the ball contacts the ground for a brief moment out of his control. No matter what, it does not excuse a veteran like Suarez completely imploding after the call.
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Have to remember the mantra for far too many here Must Win Every Inning
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They aren’t going to catch the Yankees for the top WC position, so the absolute best thing to have happen the rest of the season would be to drop to the 3rd WC spot. Hold onto #2 and you get a return triP to the Bronx and if they somehow survive that, they play the Rays. Get the 3rd slot and you play either Houston or Texas followed by the White Sox. I know which path I’d prefer.
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Now, if I’m Ceddane, get the 1B ump to toss me late in the game or even right after it’s over; make the guy fill out some paperwork.
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At least complain about the correct ump; it was the 1B ump who made the call.
